RICHARD CHANCELOR ad 



1553- 

 are holden against the Crimme Tartarians and the 



Nagaians. 



I will stand no longer in the rehearsall of their power 

 and warres. For it were too tedious to the reader. 

 But I will in part declare their lawes, and punishments, 

 and the execution of justice. And first I will begin 

 with the commons of the countrey, which the gentlemen 

 have rule on : And that is, that every gentleman hath 

 rule and justice upon his owne tenants. And if it so 

 fall out that two gentlemens servants or tenaunts doe 

 disagree, the two gentlemen examine the matter, and 

 have the parties before them, and soe give the sentence. 

 And yet cannot they make the ende betwixt them of 

 the controversie, but either of the gentlemen must bring 

 his servant or tenant before the high judge or justice 

 of that countrey, and there present them, and declare 

 the matter and case. The plaintife sayth, I require the 

 lav/ ; which is graunted : then commeth an officer and 

 arresteth the party defendant, and useth him contrarie 

 to the lawes of England. For when they attach any 

 man they beate him about the legges, untill such time 

 as he findeth suerties to answere the matter : And if 

 not, his handes and necke are bound together, and he 

 is led about the towne and beaten about the legges, 

 with other extreme punishments till he come to his 

 answere : And the Justice demaundeth if it be for debt, 

 and sayth : Owest thou this man any such debt ? He 

 will perhaps say nay. Then sayth the Judge : art thou 

 able to denie it ? Let us heare how ? By othe sayth the 

 defendant. Then he commandeth to leave beating him 

 till further triall be had. 



Their order in one point is commendable. They have 

 no man of Lawe to pleade their causes in any court : but 

 every man pleadeth his owne cause, and giveth bill and 

 answere in writing : contrarie to the order in England. 

 The complaint is in maner of a supplication, & made to 

 the Dukes Grace, and delivered him into his owne hand, 

 requiring to have justice as in his complaint is alleaged. 



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